The book : a lecture sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Authors' League of America, presented at the Library of Congress October 17, 1979 / by Barbara W. Tuchman ; with an introduction by John Hersey.

Author/creator Tuchman, Barbara W. author.
Other author Hersey, John, 1914-1993.
Other author Library of Congress. Center for the Book, issuing body.
Other author Authors' League of America, sponsoring body.
Format Electronic
PublicationWashington : Library of Congress, 1980.
Copyright Date�1980
Description1 online resource (29 pages).
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo122663
Subjects

Variant title Silcox lecture at the Library of Congress, October 17, 1979, the book
SeriesCenter for the Book viewpoint series ; no. 1
Center for the Book viewpoint series ; no. 1. ^A391753
Abstract A lecture focusing on the history of the book, including its origins on clay tablets to the present day, popular authors and books from different historical periods, and the public's changing tastes.
General noteCRDP Program record.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ERIC website, viewed July 2, 2019).
Issued in other formPrint version: Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim. Book.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formLectures.
GPO item number0785-J (online)
Govt. docs number LC 1.38:1 LC 1.14:T79

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